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Donald Trump provided his congratulations to Europe’s Ryder Cup crew after Rory McIlroy led a chant playfully taunting the US president after their victory over the US at Bethpage Black.
After Europe held off a comeback from the US crew to win on American soil for the primary time since 2012, McIlroy picked up a tune from the terraces as he led his teammates on a rendition of “Are you watching, Donald Trump?”
Trump, who’s an avid golf fan, had flown in to observe Friday’s opening matches, though his presence on the Bethpage Black course was unable to encourage the US crew as Europe stormed into an early lead that they might construct on heading into Sunday’s singles.
Trump didn’t attend the Ryder Cup throughout the weekend, however in a submit on his Reality Social platform, he replied to the European chant and stated: “Sure, I’m watching. Congratulations!”
The video was despatched to Trump by McIlroy as a little bit of “banter”, with the Masters champion replying to a textual content from the US president following Europe’s win.
Trump’s presence at Bethpage Black had raised the environment on Friday, which then turned nasty in direction of the Europeans on Saturday and Sunday as many gamers, together with McIlroy, had been subjected to heckling and private insults.
McIlroy hit out towards the behaviour of some followers following Europe’s victory on Sunday, with the Northern Irishman saying that the “unacceptable” abuse had gone too far after his spouse Erica Stoll had a beer thrown in direction of her.
“It was a tough week for all of us,” McIlroy stated. “However on the similar time, we shut them up by our efficiency and the way we performed.
“I chirped again just a few occasions as a result of it bought to me just a few occasions. However we tried to deal with all the things that got here our approach with class and poise, and for essentially the most half, I felt like we did that.”
